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I can’t watch those ASPCA commercials. The ones about the sad little homeless dogs. I volunteer in animal rescue, I know the horrible stories out there, I don’t feel the need to raise my awareness and I change the channel. Wright-Way Rescue, the place… Continue Reading “Trio Animal Foundation”
I wrote a guest post for Living Philanthropic in support of Carlo Garcia’s August project, Stand Up to Cancer. You can find it here. And if you are interested, you can make a donation at his Crowdrise page.
This morning, my veterinarian’s office posted on Twitter that they will be co-hosting a Canine Cancer Walk on October 1. I hope that by then, Gibbs will be well enough trained and socialized to participate. But that reminded me of several other pet-related fundraising… Continue Reading “Several Chicagoland Fundraisers for Pets”
If you count Sigmund the Foster Grey (more on him later), there are four pets in my house: Dog, cat, two African Greys. And they need stuff. Food, treats, meds, toys, various supplies. I have no one source for all of my needs, so… Continue Reading “Petango”
I am fairly sure I have mentioned Kiva before – the not for profit organization that hooks up people in developing countries with people that are willing to lend them small amounts of money to start or expand their businesses.Today, Kiva sent me a… Continue Reading “Kiva’s Awesome Promotion”
As I mentioned, we went nine days without a dog before we cracked. As a rescue volunteer (albeit with exotic parrots), I am committed to pet adoption. I also understand that my home is not the best for every dog. What with the cat… Continue Reading “Adopting the Puppy”
The question is: “How long can we live in a house with no dog before we start to twitch?” The search begins. And it starts with Petfinder.
About a week ago my dog, Shadow, died. It was not an epic tragedy, but if you are interested in the details, you can find them here. We haven’t decided if or when we might look for another dog, so I packed up the… Continue Reading “Packing Up”
I remember reading a while back that Panera Bread, the restaurant chain, was trying something different. A very few stores would run as “Pay What You Want” establishments. The idea was that the customer would place an order, Panera would suggest a value –… Continue Reading “An Awesome Experiment”
The Next Dark Age 